How add a jpg as bacground in "stories"

[Anonymous]

I have not used Archicad for a few years now, and can not remember how to add a jpg as background when in stories. (Im using a map to plot in neighbouring houses).

When i search I only find tips on how to add bacground for rendering, not when drawing.

Greatly appreciate all tips!

[Karl Ottenstein]

You can use either the Drawing or Figure tools. See this article that describes a few of the differences between the two:

http://www.archicadwiki.com/DifferenceBetweenDrawingAndFigureTools

Cheers,
Karl

[Anonymous]

Hi Karl.
Thank you so very much. I did not find what I was searching for there, but I appreciate your effort.

Last night I got a tip on twitter that explained exactly what I was looking for.
In case someone else reads my question searching for the same answer:
http://www.aecbytes.com/tipsandtricks/2008/issue37-archicad.html

[Karl Ottenstein]

AnneHHH wrote:
Hi Karl.
Thank you so very much. I did not find what I was searching for there,

🙂)) Have to smile, since the page I sent you to gives you the tool information that you needed for placing jpeg backgrounds. But, I'm glad you found Eric's detailed step-by-step helpful. 😉

Now that you've tried his steps, review the article that I mentioned - because there are subtle differences between the Drawing Tool (Eric's steps) and the Figure Tool (similar steps to Eric's) that may affect your result.

Glad to have helped.

Cheers,
Karl